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Bingo
16 December 2024

Bingo Reimagined: The Classic Game’s Appeal to the Next Generation
Bingo was a beloved pastime for decades, synonymous with community halls and a loyal, older audience. However, the game is no longer confined to traditional spaces. Today, bingo is experiencing ...

Salie Thomas's Something's Wrong In Paradise Cove
16 December 2024

Second novel by Salie Thomas 'Something's Wrong In Paradise Cove'
The Book After the death of her husband, Gracie leaves her home and friends in London to begin a new life with her children. She moves to Worcester, then takes ...

Harpreet Kaur Thakrar
13 December 2024

Harpreet Kaur Thakrar teams with Microsoft to inspire people this Christmas season
'The Apprentice' winner Harpreet Kaur Thakrar has teamed up with Microsoft to help people get more creative and inspired this holiday season. New research from Microsoft reveals that over half of ...

Laila Rouass feels 'stronger and sexier' after her split from Ronnie O'Sullivan
13 December 2024

Laila Rouass is 'stronger and sexier' following Ronnie O'Sullivan split
Laila Rouass has declared that she feels "stronger and sexier" following her split from Ronnie O'Sullivan. The 'Footballer's Wives' actress and the snooker great are said to have ended their decade-long ...

Young people want chips with their Christmas meal
13 December 2024

Youngsters would rather have chips with their Christmas dinner
Youngsters are ditching roast potatoes for chips with their Christmas dinner. A study by the exclusively skin-on chips brand Lamb Weston has found that a staggering 79 per cent of 18-34 ...

Believing in Santa doesn't impact a child's behaviour at Christmas
13 December 2024

Belief in Santa doesn't make kids nicer at Christmas
Believing in Santa Claus does not make children behave better at Christmas. Scientists investigated the behaviour of more than 500 kids over three Christmases to establish who was naughty or nice ...

Modern humans thrived after breeding with Neanderthals
13 December 2024

Modern humans needed Neanderthal breeding to survive
Modern humans might not have survived without Neanderthals. New studies have revealed that modern man went extinct several times before populating the world and only those who interbred with Neanderthals went ...

Cynthia Erivo put everything into her rendition of Defying Gravity in Wicked
13 December 2024

'There was this huge responsibility': Cynthia Erivo put everything into Defying Gravity performance in Wicked
Cynthia Erivo felt a "huge responsibility" to give a perfect performance of 'Defying Gravity' in 'Wicked'. The 37-year-old star finishes the first instalment of the two-part musical adaptation with a rendition ...

Denzel Washington apologised to Ryan Coogler for spilling the beans about his Black Panther 3 role
13 December 2024

Denzel Washington apologised to Ryan Coogler for Black Panther 3 reveal
Denzel Washington apologised to director Ryan Coogler for spilling he had joined the third ‘Black Panther’ movie. The 69-year-old actor revealed he would be part of the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe ...

Tulisa gives message to campmates after missing I'm a Celebrity final
13 December 2024

'I'm so proud of you all': Tulisa sends message to campmates after missing I'm A Celeb final
Tulisa Contostavlos sent in a special message for her 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' campmates after missing the final. The N-Dubz star, 36, jetted out of Australia ...

Brenda Blethyn nearly wiped out the entire 'Vera' crew when she forgot to put the hand brake on a Land Rover
13 December 2024

Vera star Brenda Blethyn 'nearly took the whole crew out' after failing to put parking brake on
Brenda Blethyn almost "took the whole crew out" when she forgot to use the parking brake on her Land Rover in 'Vera'. The 78-year-old actress is bidding farewell to playing detective ...

The Masked Singer start date confirmed for 2025
13 December 2024

The Masked Singer start date confirmed for 2025
'The Masked Singer' will return in the first week of January. The sixth season of the hit musical reality series – which was won by McFly star Danny Jones, 38, earlier ...

Julian Fellowes is turning Donna Leon's acclaimed 'Detective Brunetti' series into a TV series
13 December 2024

Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes adapting Donna Leon's acclaimed 'Detective Brunetti' series into a TV series
'Downton Abbey' creator Julian Fellowes is adapting Donna Leon's acclaimed 'Detective Brunetti' series into a TV series. The 75-year-old star's mentor, producer Ileen Maisel, originated the adaptation, but sadly died in ...

Elden Ring: Nightreign
13 December 2024

Elden Ring multiplayer spin-off and The Witcher 4 officially revealed
‘Elden Ring: Nightreign’ and ‘The Witcher 4’ have been officially revealed. At last night’s (12.12.24) Game Awards, FromSoftware and CD Projekt Red unveiled their upcoming titles, with the ‘Elden Ring’ developer ...

Keith Urban has remembered when Taylor Swift opened for him on tour
13 December 2024

Keith Urban reflects on 'amazing' Taylor Swift
Keith Urban says Taylor Swift was "amazing" when she opened for him on tour as a teenager. The country singer hit the road with Taylor back in 2009 when she was ...

Trent Reznor has explained why's he's been focusing on film music instead of Nine Inch Nails
13 December 2024

Trent Reznor focused on film scores because 'the music world sucks'
Trent Reznor has been focusing on creating film scores in recent years because "the music world sucks". The Nine Inch Nails star hasn't released a new album with the band since ...

Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet
13 December 2024

Naughty Dog unveils new sci-fi action game Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet
Naughty Dog has revealed its upcoming sci-fi bounty hunter game ‘Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet’. The studio - which is best known for creating ‘The Last of Us’ franchise - revealed the ...

Astro Bot
13 December 2024

Astro Bot wins Game of the Year at Game Awards 2024
‘Astro Bot’ has won the Game of the Year honour at this year’s Game Awards. The PlayStation platformer - which was developed by Team Asobi - bested ‘Black Myth: Wukong’, ‘Final ...

JB Gill felt he 'was at a disadvantage' after swapping partners during this year's Strictly
13 December 2024

JB Gill felt he 'was at a disadvantage' after swapping partners during this year's Strictly
JB Gill “initially” felt he was "at a disadvantage" after having to change partners halfway through this year's series of 'Strictly Come Dancing'. The 37-year-old JLS star had to swiftly ...

Sarah Hadland is not looking forward to her time on Strictly Come Dancing ending
13 December 2024

Sarah Hadland hails Strictly journey a 'circus ride' she doesn't want to end
Sarah Hadland has described 'Strictly Come Dancing' as a "circus train" ride she doesn't want to get off. This weekend, the 'Miranda' star and her dance partner Vitto Coppola will take ...

Amy Dowden hints at a return to Strictly ahead of the final
13 December 2024

Amy Dowden returns to Strictly ballroom ahead of final
Amy Dowden has teased she will be returning to 'Strictly Come Dancing' this weekend for the final. The 34-year-old professional dancer was paired with JLS star JB Gill , 37, ...

Michelle Collins is speaking out after being trolled for her appearance
13 December 2024

EastEnders legend Michelle Collins hits back after being trolled over her looks
'EastEnders' star Michelle Collins has hit back at trolls who slammed her "weathered" appearance. The soap villain has implored people to stop commenting on women's looks ahead of her character ...

Amanda Seyfried is starring in the musical Ann Lee
13 December 2024

Amanda Seyfried starring in musical Ann Lee
Amanda Seyfried is to lead the cast of the musical 'Ann Lee'. The 39-year-old actress has signed up to star in the movie that has been put together by the team ...

Mckenna Grace will appear in Scream 7
13 December 2024

Mckenna Grace joins Scream 7 cast
Mckenna Grace has signed up to star in ‘Scream 7’. The 18-year-old actress will be joining Neve Campbell, Isabel May, Asa Germann and her ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ co-star Celeste O’Connor in ...